New codes for in-vitro diagnostics added to the Belgian Nomenclature

On March 1, 2023, Belgian National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (INAMI-RIZIV) updated three Articles of the Nomenclature related to in-vitro diagnostics.

Eight new codes with corresponding conditions of reimbursement were added to Article 24 “Clinical biology” (Biologie Clinique). Fees in this Article are typically reimbursed at a 25% level (with some exceptions, e.g., a 100% fee is paid to subcontractor laboratories). Some examples of newly introduced codes are presented below:

• 545930 - 545941 “Placental growth factor (PlGF) and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) assay with the calculation of the ratio sFlt-1/PlGF”;
• 552495 - 552506 “Use of viscoelastic tests in the diagnosis and follow-up of hemorrhages caused either by severe trauma, or in obstetrics and postpartum, or during liver disease, liver transplantation, or cardiac surgery”;
• 552510 - 552521 “Quantitation of anti-PR3 or anti-MPO antibodies in patients with clinical signs of possible ANCA-associated vasculitis who do not have a diagnosis of ANCA-associated vasculitis”.

Three new codes with corresponding conditions of reimbursement were added to Article 24bis “Clinical biology” (Biologie Clinique), §1 “Molecular biology tests on the genetic material of microorganisms”. Fees in this Article are reimbursed at a 100% level. An example of a newly introduced code is 557115 - 557126 “Detection of at least three respiratory infection agents using a molecular amplification technique.”

Moreover, one new code with corresponding conditions of reimbursement was implemented in Article 33bis “Genetic tests” (Examens Genetiques).

See more details in French here.

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